Talk:Tag:barrier=berm

Rendering

Could berms re rendered the same as barrier=wall? Fizzie41 (talk) 00:24, 28 November 2019 (UTC)

Well, of course it could be, but I think that would be misleading; often these are barriers to water flow or sound, not pedestrians in the way a wall would be. Arlo James Barnes (talk) 19:14, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

Move to proposal space?

While I appreciate the work put into this page, I don't think the definition was based on looking at the 61 features that are in the database: http://overpass-turbo.eu/s/OAM - these are in a dozen places in the USA, one in Pakistan and one in Australia. I think it should be moved to the Proposal namespace. --Jeisenbe (talk) 21:18, 29 November 2019 (UTC)

Status updated

Status updated to "in use", after being raised at https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/update-barrier-berm-to-in-use/97779 --Fizzie41 (talk) 02:57, 13 April 2023 (UTC)

Berm edge case

I've been editing this recycling centre at address "Spirevej 4". It is best viewed in the iD-editor using the "SDFI Terrain Shadow Map (40 cm)" background map.

It would be obvious to add a barrier=berm + area=yes to its south side, but what about the slopes on the east side? That part isn't truly a "berm", as its top is only as high as the surface of Spirevej 2. The man_made=embankment tag is only used for the top of slopes, but in this example I'd like something to put at the bottom of the slopes.

Should the definition of barrier=berm be relaxed to allow it to cover any such sloped areas? Waterhen (talk) 15:14, 13 April 2026 (UTC)